[Border] Heated Discussion

The scent of others was on the wind. A great many of them mingling together.

Aspen tread slowly along the borders of this strange wood. He walked with a steady sway, vines catching in the tines of his antlers as his eyes searched the sun-speckled darkness beneath heavy boughs. His skirting of this boundary was soon rewarded by the sight of two lingering on opposing sides.

The moose didn't stop until he was within listening range, ears pinning forward to catch the strangers' words. He cleared his throat to make his presence known after the leopard had spoken.

"Lovely evening, isn't it?" the moose greeted them, keeping a close eye on the lion, who was the bigger of the two.

Bounding through the area, the woman was excited to see so many creatures in one place. Not only that, but there were also two new creatures that he never saw before! Running towards the new feline that she saw, she skidded to a halt in front of him. "Oh hi there mister! What are you? Are you a supper fluffy leopard? Oh wait! You're a bear!" She quickly turned her attention to the larger creature and bounced over, her attention quickly adverted. "Oh you're a zebra right? Wait, what are those things on your head? Its like what mama has. Did Oris give those to you too?" Not long after she said that, did she quickly turn towards Finnegan, aiming to jump onto her leopard papa trying to 'kill' him. All playfully of course.

Aspen swung his head around as two other animals made their approach. There was a small ghostly bear who, curiously enough, bore antlers, though not the palmate kind as his were, and around them wore a crown of vines. There was also a pale coyote who came bounding in, whom he watched with a soft snort of amusement.

"I am a moose," he answered her, lowering his head so that it was within reach of the coyote. Her attention had gone elsewhere by then, as she was already moving to play with the white leopard. He noted she didn't smell much younger than him, but she sure didn't act like it.

His ears turned on the bear and lion as they spoke. This wasn't really anything that seemed his business, so he stood by awkwardly until the conversation ended and the lion made as if to leave.

The mention of a kingdoms caught his attention, so he looked between the two. He was on the lookout for a place to stay, and this dark forest had caught his eye. It was obvious the lion was a visitor, but being that he was apparently from another kingdom almost made the moose reconsider his options. However, he didn't much enjoy the lion's passive aggressive threat, and that made him drop interest quickly. The bear was making warnings as well, but at least they weren't veiled.

Aspen shifted on his hooves, unsure what to do now. If war was brewing, he didn't think he wanted to be a part of it. He did, however, really need somewhere to go. Should he move on and keep looking, or take his chances here? The leopard and the coyote seemed nice...he couldn't guess much on the lion's own, or what other kingdoms out there may be like.

He needed more information, or more time to see for himself. So, Aspen continued to wait patiently, if a bit awkwardly.